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What should Hardik Pandya do to win Gujarat Titans fans back? ‘Play for India…’, quips Brian Lara

Hardik Pandya was booed by Gujarat Titans fans on his return to the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday as he led the Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2024 opener. There was more than one incident of Pandya being booed by the Gujarat Titans fans. He captained the Gujarat franchise with aplomb over the past two seasons: the Titans won the IPL title in their first ever season, and lost to Chennai Super Kings in the final last time around. But in the off-season, Pandya was prised away by the Mumbai Indians in a hotly-debated transfer. The Mumbai franchise also chose to hand him the captaincy over longtime skipper Rohit Sharma, which cause further debate in the Mumbai fanbase. But what the Gujarat fans thought of the transfer was evident when their former captain was out in the field at Ahmedab...
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IPL 2024: New era begins for Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans | Cricket News – Times of India

AHMEDABAD: A mix of style and substance is what makes Hardik Pandya stand out from the other cricketers of his generation. Neatly spiked hair, designer clothes and a chiselled body to go with a smart cricketing brain have made him the go to cricketing property in India, fast-tracking him the boy whose family once struggled to make ends meet into a world of constant spotlight. The spotlight in Ahmedabad on Sunday will again be on Pandya, who led Gujarat Titans with distinction in the last two IPL seasons. This time for a different reason, though. Having shifted allegiance to Mumbai Indians in a much hyped trade, Pandya will be under scrutiny as he leads the five-time champions against his former team. That he must lead this Mumbai Indians side comprising Rohit Sharma, the franchise’s for...
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GT vs MI Playing 11, IPL 2024: Umesh Yadav to fill Shami-sized hole, Suryakumar Yadav to miss out and where will Hardik Pandya bat?

Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians Playing 11, IPL 2024: Five-time champions Mumbai Indians will take on one-time champion Gujarat Titans in their opening clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. As expected despite some of the star names in the world games on either side Hardik Pandya will take centre stage in the clash. FOLLOW GT VS MI, IPL 2024 LIVE Both teams going in with two new skippers into the tournament will be hoping to start the campaign on a winning note which is especially true for Pandya under the circumstances in which he took reigns. Shubman Gill might not have as much pressure as Hardik but he too has to deal with expectations of matching the same success delivered by his former captain Pandya who was at the franchise in the last couple of seasons. Let...
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IPL 2024: BR Sharath replaces injured Robin Minz in Gujarat Titans squad | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans (GT) on Friday made an addition to their squad by bringing in BR Sharath as a replacement for the injured uncapped Jharkhand cricketer Robin Minz for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024."Gujarat Titans add B R Sharath to squad as a replacement for Robin Minz," IPL announced on Friday in an official statement.Sharath, a wicketkeeper-batter hailing from Karnataka, has been a prominent figure in domestic cricket.With experience in 28 T20 matches, 20 First-Class games, and 43 List A encounters, he brings a wealth of expertise to the field.Accumulating a tally of 328 T20 runs, Sharath's prowess with the bat is noteworthy. Joining Gujarat Titans for his base price of Rs 20 Lac, he looks forward to contributing significantly to the team's success in the IPL 2024 seas...
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IPL’s old jungle rule: Six-hitting teams make it to the finals

The 17th edition of the IPL is bringing along a trimester of big-hitting. The tournament is expected to gain extensive interest this year with the marquee T20 World Cup commencing shortly after the tournament in June.Six hitting is paramount and one of the most fool proof methods to make the IPL final, exemplified by the finalists over the years. Barring the inaugural season in 2008, at least one of the two teams in every final has invariably finished in the top-two of most sixes hit in that particular edition. 1548 – The Mumbai Indians lead the six-hitting charts in the history of the IPL, striking a maximum of every 18.48 balls they have faced in the tournament. 357 – Chris Gayle remains the leading six-hitter in the tournament, with the second-best Rohit Sharma still 100 sixes away. ...
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Why 2024 IPL is vital to T20 World Cup in June | Cricket News – Times of India

With the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA a couple of months away, the 2024 Indian Premier League becomes doubly important as some aspects related to the Indian team’s final makeup need to be ironed out. TOI gives you a lowdown to what one can expect from the upcoming edition of the IPL.1) Performance of the old guardEarlier this year, BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced that India will be led by Rohit Sharma in the T20 World Cup, ending months of speculation whether the mantle of leadership will lie on Rohit or Hardik Pandya.Since the last T20 World Cup in Australia, Rohit has played only 3 T20Is against Afghanistan. The first two of which he was dismissed for duck. In the final T20I in Bengaluru, Rohit hit an unbeaten 121 to shut his critics up. Rohit had a below-par T20 World C...
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‘Arre bhai, insaan hai’: Rohit Sharma swats away Ravichandran Ashwin’s critics | Cricket News – Times of India

India's ace off-spinner Ravichandra Ashwin had to wait for three Tests in the recently-concluded five-match series against India before claiming a five-wicket haul. He eventually ended up as the bowler with most wickets (26) in the series, but was still analysed as not at his best.Backing the veteran, India captain Rohit Sharma said it's not fair to expect a player to deliver everytime he is out on the field as players too are humans and can have off days despite putting their best foot forward."If there is an innings where he has not taken wickets, people start talking 'Oh, he is not bowling well. This is happening, that is happening'," Rohit said on his Instagram handle 'Team Ro'."Arre bhai...insaan hai (guys, he is human). At the end of the day, he is trying his best. But imagine, fo...
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‘Jitne bhi young ladke the…’: Rohit Sharma relishes bond with young India debutants during England series | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's Test series triumph over England, marked by a 4-1 victory, saw skipper Rohit Sharma bask in the camaraderie of his young, "mischievous" teammates, expressing overwhelming emotions as they made their debuts on the monumental stage. In the absence of key players like Virat Kohli, the series witnessed the emergence of five debutants – Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, Akash Deep, and Devdutt Padikkal – showcasing resilience after an initial setback in the opening Test in Hyderabad.Also See: IPL schedule 2024Sharing his sentiments on his Instagram handle "Team Ro," Rohit Sharma reflected on his delight in playing alongside the young talents, describing them as spirited individuals. "Personally, mujhe inke saath kaam karke bahut maza aya. Jitne bhi young ladke the...
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ipl 2024: challenges and expectations for rohit sharma and virat kohli | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will enter IPL-2024 knowing India’s ICC trophy stocks have been depleted by years of drought. For both, the IPL will be a prelude to that elusive quest, another World Cup title, in the US and Caribbean in June. Form, fitness, technique and approach will be fine-tuned while strutting their stuff in franchise colours.The T20 WC follows but first, they must look the part. Looming issues of relevance seem to have been addressed for the moment, at least for one of them, Rohit has already been named India’s T20I captain for the WC by the BCCI secretary. For Kohli, issues of relevance would seem a no-brainer: he is a T20 giant and certainly the most consistent in India’s wins. Among other things, he has scored 518 runs in nine innings while successfully ...
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Rohit Sharma on the emotional chat with Sarfaraz Khan’s father at his Test debut: ‘Ye jitna Test cap iska hai, usse jyada aapka hai’

India skipper Rohit Sharma admits feeling emotional watching the likes of Sarfaraz Khan and Akash Deep making their Test debut in the recently concluded five-Test match series against England. “I personally enjoyed so much working with these guys. They are all very energetic. I’ve seen them all play. Things were easier for me because I knew them all, maybe one or two whom I hadn’t followed that closely but the rest I knew really well. And I knew their game, their strengths and how they want to play the game. For me, it was just about talking to them and telling them how good they are. Reminding them about the good things they’ve done in the past. Yeah, the situation is different, team is different, pressure…but everything else has to remain the same,” Rohit said in a video shared by tea...
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Rohit Sharma explains the reason behind his ‘koi garden mai nahi ghumega’ comment: ‘That’s how I am. It’s not to hurt anyone’

Indian captain Rohit Sharma offered multiple stump-mic gems throughout the course of the India-England Test series. Most notably, his hindi one-liner during the Visakhapatnam Test, “Koi garden mai nahi ghumega (No one will roam around in the garden).” The phrase garnered further attention when Sharma posted a photo on his Instagram alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel that was captioned along the same lines. The Indian skipper finally took to breaking apart the idea behind the same. Recollecting the recently concluded series in a video on the Team Ro45 Instagram channel, Rohit suggested that it was to make sure all the players are quick on their feet and get the job done. “Sometimes I say things that are caught on the stump mic. But that’s me, that’s h...
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WATCH: Rohit Sharma reunites with Hardik Pandya at Mumbai Indians training ahead of IPL 2024

With much anticipation around how their dynamic would be in the upcoming Indian Premier League season, former Mumbai Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and his successor Hardik Pandya were seen sharing a warm hug during the team’s training session at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In a video posted by the Mumbai Indians on their social media, Pandya is seen walking towards the five-time IPL winning captain to share a hug followed by a conversation that stirred a few laughs. Watch here: After MI had announced the return of Pandya, who played for the franchise between 2015 to 2021 before leaving for Gujarat, in December, The Indian Express had reported that the Indian all-rounder’s return was on the condition that he be made the team captain. Rohit was made to understand the franchise roadma...
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Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya hug each other, chat at MI camp | Cricket News – Times of India

Seemingly, harmony reigns in the Mumbai Indians camp. On Wednesday evening at the Wankhede Stadium, MI captain Hardik Pandya and the franchise's former skipper and Indian captain Rohit Sharma embraced each other warmly and engaged in a pleasant conversation before the team's final intra-squad practice match, ahead of IPL 2024.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return; } (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }; if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n; n.push = n; n.loaded = !0; n.version = '2.0'; n.queue = []; t = b.cr...
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‘Kuch bol deta hun, jo mic pe pakda jata hai’: Rohit Sharma clears air over stump mic chatters | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma's stump mic chatters gained a lot of attention during the recently-concluded India-England Test series as his one liners went viral on social media.Having earlier clarified that he doesn't do it deliberately, the Indian skipper opened up on the issue again saying that his remarks occasionally get picked up by the stump mic.He emphasized that his intent is not to harm anyone but rather to ensure that the youngsters fulfill their responsibilities effectively. "I really enjoyed handling all the youngsters in the field - I have told somethings in mic but it's not to hurt anyone, just make sure that they are on job & think about the team - I am so pleased that everyone was engaged to it - I hope we play lots of cricket together, really loved it," Rohit said during...
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‘Rohit Sharma sacked here as well’: Netizens question his absence from MI’s team bonding video | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Ever since Hardik Pandya replaced Rohit Sharma as Mumbai Indians skipper, talks are doing the rounds on social media that all is not well in the MI camp.And the latest social media post of MI added fuel to the fire which has Rohit missing from a team photo collage featuring players enjoying while donning trendy shades.The change in leadership at Mumbai surprised many but Pandya did not think it would affect his relationship with India captain Rohit, who led the franchise to five IPL crowns."I don't think it will be awkward, or anything different. It will be a nice feeling because we've been playing (together) for 10 years," said Pandya."I've played my whole career under him, and I know he's going to have a hand on my shoulder always.ALSO READ: Watch IPL in Qatar"He's been tra...
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‘Virat is certainly…’: Steve Smith rallies behind Kohli’s place in T20 World Cup squad | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The cricketing world received a major shock last week following the emergence of a report suggesting that Virat Kohli could be dropped from India's T20 World Cup squad.There was a widespread clamour from former players and cricket experts who threw their weight behind Kohli's inclusion in the squad. Star Australian batter Steve Smith also expressed his belief that India require a player of Kohli's caliber, particularly in high-pressure situations during the World Cup."He plays the situation. Some wickets you play on, your strike rate doesn't need to be high. You play according to what's in front of you. We have seen Virat play some masterclass innings and get his team over the line, whether it has been RCB or India. I've been on the opposition in the Australian team when he h...
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Harbhajan Singh’s take on Rohit Sharma-Hardik Pandya equation in new Mumbai Indians’ set-up | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: 'Amazing leader' - that's how former India spinner Harbhajan Singh hailed captain Rohit Sharma who led a young Team India to a 4-1 Test series win against England in the recently-concluded five-match Test series.In the absence of stalwarts Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Mohammed Shami, Rohit shepherded his young batallion to bag a remarkable series win.Harbhajan not only hailed Rohit the captain, but the off-spin legend also lauded Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel and Yashasvi Jaiswal who were phenomenal in the series.TimesofIndia.com caught up with Harbhajan, who played 103 Tests, 236 ODIs, and 28 T20Is, and spoke about Rohit's leadership, Virat in the T20 World Cup, Yuzvendra Chahal's absence, and much more...On Rohit Sharma the captain...Rohit Sharma is a human being the entire dress...
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WATCH: Pull, hook, flick! Rohit Sharma sweats it out in nets ahead of IPL 2024 | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Mumbai Indians' former captain Rohit Sharma showcased his strokeplay during a rigorous nets session at the Wankhede Stadium. The five-time champions are set to kick off their campaign against the Gujarat Titans on March 24 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.MI's official social media account provided a sneak peek into Rohit's aggressive batting approach during the net practice sessions.WATCH:Hardik Pandya, who led Gujarat Titans in the past two seasons, is back with Mumbai Indians and has replaced Rohit as the team's captain for the 2024 edition. Rohit led Mumbai to five IPL titles during his captaincy stint.Pandya on Monday said his predecessor and senior-pro Rohit will continue to be a guiding force for him."It will not ...
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Challenges ahead for Hardik Pandya, Pat Cummins and Shubman Gill as new IPL captains | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Looking for an emoji to express awkwardness? A look at the faces of Mumbai Indians coach Mark Boucher and captain Hardik Pandya at the MI pre-IPL season press conference in Mumbai on Monday should end that search. Their expressions when asked about captaincy changing hands from Rohit Sharma to Hardik and the reasons for it said everything. Hardik, as a leader, proved doubters wrong when he captained Gujarat Titans to victory in their inaugural season in 2022 and took them to the final next season.He comes back to his alma mater as an achiever. But it is his leadership qualities that will be tested. Cryptic posts on social media by senior MI players after learning about Hardik’s trade and elevation to the captaincy have created employment opportunities for those wanting a care...
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IPL 2024: How Hardik Pandya’s return can help Mumbai Indians reclaim the trophy after three years?

If 2022 was a disastrous season for Mumbai Indians who finished at the bottom of the table, 2023 would have left a bittersweet taste in the mouth as they made it to the playoffs with a weakened team. However, bringing Hardik Pandya back could prove to be a game-changer for the franchise this year.Hardik, when fully fit, is a rare breed – an Indian pace-bowling all-rounder who can bowl at brisk pace at any stage of the game, also having brutal power-hitting ability in the final overs. When Hardik was not retained ahead of the mega auction in 2021, he hadn’t bowled a single ball for the franchise for a couple of years (2020, 2021). His batting stocks had also fallen drastically in 2021 when he averaged just 14.11 at a strike rate of 113.29. MI 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐝 🎬#ICYMI here are the 🔝 #MIBTS 𝓶𝓸𝓶𝓮...